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There was a decent amount of food offered at this festival, but i had to taste the pizza I observed the work flow for a few minutes then placed my order. I ordered a margherita pie for $9. The first thing I saw was the pizza maker using just the tips of his fingers followed by hand to hand slapping. From what I have been reading and seeing, it is best to use the entire finger to shape the dough and push the air towards the cornicione. It was then dressed with sauce, grated cheese, square shaped mozzarella and then a few basil leaves. The pie was launched and had a cook time of 1:45. It was served on a 12 inch cardboard round. The taste was not bad, but the pie was not cooked all the way through. The middle was still doughy with areas of raw dough. I tried to get a pic of this with my phone, but i dont know if you can really see it or not. Perhaps these pockets of uncooked dough was a result of the dimpling of the dough in the beginning? Let me know what you guys think.

Thanks Guys This is what I will serving this weekend at my local Wyckoff day ! This guy was a member here for a bit while back asked me a lot of questions after going through my FWF thread then went on and Named his operation "Playing with Fire" ? I was not too thrilled to say the least Wish him all the best of course and Chaze if you go intothe mobile I will be sure you blow that away too ! ciao

"Playing with fire"?? I guess imitation is the sincerest form of...lack of creativity?? In wishing him well after openly sharing so much info, you show great humility. Plus, your product looks far superior.

I"m no lawyer, but depending on how close that guy is in terms of geographical location and the customer base you both target, you may have the right under common law to go after him for trademark infringement. I just finished talking with a trademark lawyer about the beginning of this whole process, but you may want to learn a bit more and find a lawyer who may be able to help you with it...

John, while your pies are a FAR superior product (based on what I visually see), you still don't want someone with a similar name as you out in the same area. What would happen if customers confused his pies with yours based on name alone? That could be significant potential business loss...

Just some thoughts. Let me know if you'd like to speak with the trademark lawyer I spoke with. He's based in Chicago, so I don't know if that will be much help to you, but it might be worth looking into...

That was my original contention with Him just way to close on the Name and too close geographically. He left the other forums because everyone there also agree that is was BS. to have a name so close. Like you said its just Lazy and show a lack of creativity. and the fact I questioned him on it before he even did any web site or logo or anything just went on with it Chaze has tried both and I am Hoping I won out John